Grant Gerlock
Assistant News DirectorExpertise: Reporting on Education policy, the Iowa Legislature, water quality and news in Central Iowa, as well as editing and photography, all to help IPR listeners and readers understand and connect with their communities and the state where they live
Education: Masters degree from Miami University (Ohio)
Favorite Iowa Destination: Hitchcock Nature Center
Experience:
- Covered local and statewide government issues, local community issues and other news for IPR and previously for Harvest Public Media and NET (now Nebraska Public Media)
- Has reported and written features on all branches of Iowa's state government, education policy and impacts in Iowa, water quality and general news and events in Central Iowa
- Is a multi-award-winning reporter, including a Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Award of Merit for his series "Ten years of Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy" and a second place award from the Public Media Journalists Association for his reporting on safety concerns about carbon capture pipelines
- Has reported and produced features for Morning Edition and All Things Considered
- Has training and certification from Poynter's ACES editorial program
My Favorite Stories
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Republican Rep. Zach Nunn won a close race for Iowa’s 3rd District two years ago, by less than 1%. Now, two first-time candidates are running to win the seat back for Democrats. -
Officials now say four people were killed and at least 35 were injured in the storm that destroyed dozens of homes in the southwest Iowa community. -
Gov. Kim Reynolds says a new law giving the state more oversight of the state’s nine Area Education Agencies introduces more accountability into special education. -
Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a roadmap to curb the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous contaminating the state’s waterways and contributing to a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. IPR News is looking at what has — and hasn’t — changed in the decade since. -
Proposed projects would add more than 3,000 miles of new carbon pipelines through rural parts of the Midwest. Some emergency officials are concerned about safety, especially after a rupture on a similar pipeline three years ago.
My Latest Stories
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Following his arrest by federal immigration officers Friday, Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts had his school administrator’s license revoked by the Iowa Department of Education. As a result, the Des Moines school board voted to put Roberts on unpaid leave. -
Ian Roberts, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, was arrested and detained Friday after fleeing ICE agents during a traffic stop in Des Moines. The school board voted Saturday to put him on administrative leave. Since his arrest, community members have rallied across the state to show their support for Roberts. -
The ISU employee said on a personal social media account that Charlie Kirk “got what was coming.” The university said the comments are harmful to the institution. -
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and other Republican politicians say the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk will add momentum to the movement he supported. -
The Oskaloosa school board voted unanimously Wednesday to fire Matthew Kargol over a social media post about Kirk's death. Now the teacher has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the district violated his First Amendment rights.
